Eureka Primary School

About Eureka Primary School

Eureka Primary School in South Derbyshire was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2013, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined (RWM) at Key Stage 2: 45% of pupils achieved this benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits below the Derbyshire local authority average of 59%, placing the school in the bottom half of primary schools nationally, at the 85th percentile. Within South Derbyshire, it ranks 24th out of 30 schools on this measure. The school’s overall ranking score of 45 places it in the bottom 50% tier nationally. While the headline combined figure is modest, individual subject results tell a more mixed story: 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, and 70% did so in maths, both above the combined rate.

Looking deeper into the Key Stage 2 results, the school’s average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 103 in maths, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. However, the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in reading was 15%, in maths 20%, and in writing 15%, while only 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The Ofsted report from 2013 rated leadership and management as Good, and the 2023 ungraded inspection found no reason to change that judgement. The school has no sixth form and no nursery provision, focusing solely on primary-age children from 5 to 11.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, with 67 applications for 20 places and 18 offers made to first-preference applicants, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.35. It has a relatively high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 32.2%, well above the national average. Facilities include an ICT suite, forest school, library, art studios, sensory room, playing fields, music rooms and a chapel. The school offers a range of clubs including coding, book club, eco club, chess and art club, and sports include football, tennis, cricket, dance and gymnastics. SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language communication, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. This is a small school with 146 pupils against a capacity of 140, so it is operating at full occupancy. It would suit families looking for a community primary with strong SEND support and a broad extracurricular offer, but who are comfortable with below-average combined academic outcomes at Key Stage 2.

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